The Opelousas courier., 1887-03-26

Items of Interest.
Gov. McEnery will attend the reunion OF
Contederates, ut Shreveport, April IL.
The Governor has appointed Mr.. say viaien
Cart to be q notary public III the parish of
Acadia.
The City Hotel, of New Orleans. was re-
Gently purchased by G. H. Hyams & Go. for
Rayne Signal: Mr.. Louis 3. Deputy has
been appointed inspector Of weights aud
measures for this parishs by the Governor
Monroe Telegraph: We have heard very
since the adjournment OF Congress.
A statue of Gen. Albert Sidney johnson,
the hero Of Shiloh, will be unveiled in New:
Orleans on the 9Th prox., the 25th anniversary
of that bloody battle.
Mai. t. A. Burke is In Birmingham, Ala,
inspecting the different methods of making
| charcoal and charcoal iron, with view OF
promoting iron enterprlsesin North Louisiana
Lafayette Advertiser: Messrs. p. Aleshire
and j A. Williams, of St. Paul, Neb were
here this week looking at the country With a
view Of locating in Southwest Louisiana
They left for Opelousas Thursday evening.
Washington Argus: The rain Sunday last
caused a rise of about four feet in the bayou
! Courtableau. The water Is now slowly reced'
ing and will soon be in good con nditton for pis.
catorial sports.
n. o. Evening Chronicle The prohibition.
lists are moving i'll Louisiana. The Sunday
law was only partial victory for them, and
they propose to agItate for further restrictions
OF the sale aud manufacture of Intoxicating
drink.
Lake Charles Echo: Louisiana per cent
bonds are now worth S9s cents, and are listed
on the London Stock Exchange, aud eagerly
| rfse If4IiS
reform" friends say that the States finances
are going to the internal bow vows
N. o. Evening Chronicle: 1t is singular
fact that the source Of the Mississippi river
is still in doubt and Minnesota has ordered a
careful survey to be made to settle the dispute
between lake Itasca and lake Glazier, or
fifteen acre lake south of GiaZier lake
As the two political parties now staud the
Republicans will have in the next Senate
80 votes and the Democrats st. Riddleberger
of Virginia, though classed as Republican,
has shown independent tendencies, aud may
occasionally side with the Democrats, thereby
| causing tie.
New Iberia Enterprise The Iberia lee
Factory of Mr.. r. Bagarry has commenced
many difficulties in the repair of machinery.
It is working successfully at present and will
soon have supply sufficient to meet the de.
mauds of it's patrons.
Over 1000 negro families in Savannah own
their homes. Despite the howls of that fran.
| tic old chestnut, Frisbie Hoar OF Massachu.
setts, the poor abused negro seems to bs
getting along very nicely in Georgia and 9th.
| er States in the South. How many negroes
| in Buston own their bomes2 viii Frisbie
| Hoar please answer.-N. D. States.
| Acadia Sentinel: Messrs Couch, Hawkins
| aud Clark, and their families have arrived In
| Rayue, from Brown Co, and have located in
TI,nr RrnV m a.
| cent counties III Texas as having been strick'
en by drouth for eighteen months The farms
ers are desertiug their farms in every dtrec'
tion. There is lot green plant III the coun'
| ty, anc the wheat crop planted LAST fall, Is
dry and withered.
/ N. O. States: Mr.. J. w. Coleman, Southern
/ Passenger Agent of the Illinois Central Rail-
| road, has reeeiyed ii circular from the Com.
mission of the Southern Passenger Association
/ fixing the rate to the Washington drill from
| this city and return at $i7.20 each for parties
| of 25 or more travelling on a solid ticket. Good
| until June +. The condition travelling on n
| solid ticket," is made necessary by the Inter
State Commerce Bill.
New Iberia Enterprise: The front gallery
and pnrtico of the new two story brick struct.
| ure of Messrs. I. Hebert 81 Co. will be sup
ported by iron columns cast by the new
iberia Foundry. It is the first work of the
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buildings put up in this place, and we trust 1t
will lead other parties 10 inquire into the cost
and follow ths exalAple. This foundry 10 also
prepared to turn out door and window frame
castings, and whom the desire of putting up
as near as possible fire proof buildings is TAX
en- into consideration, it strikes us that this Ia
an Indispensable adjunct.
New Iberia Enterprise: We believe that it
can be announced with certainty, though We
!! have not inquired into the propriety of giving
naines-that National Bank will soon be es'
tablished ill this place and commence opera
tions With . capital stock OF S5OtO0D. The
projectors are home folks and men who al
ready enjoy the full confidence of the people
oi the parish, as we'll as OF the business world
| all over the country. Such ali Institution hat
long been hoped for, and is expected to exer
vast amount of influence in developing ou,
! agricultural Interests and local manufacture
ing industries.
Thibodeaux Sentinel: Since the unmereifu
destruction of alligatorS, for their hides, II
Plaquemine parish, that section of country il
! being filed with musk rats, vino cut d0wl
growing rice and bore the separation leyees ii
the rice fields so full of holes, that the plant
ers can have no control over the water in thei
, rice fields.
The destruction of his saurian majesty is be
. ing rapidly effected in Lafourche. and ii tn
increase OF the muskrat is to follow the des
trction of the alligator. would it not be advis
able to have it stopped
Capitolian. Advocate: The numerous friend
and we'll wishers of those skilled architects
: Messrs. Harmon d. Voss, will be gratifed {
i learn that they have been awarded the cor
tract to erect a new courthouse for Madiso
parish. at Taliulah. These gentlemen hav
I: buils the stylish and substantial new cour
@ Ihot,ses at Monroe and Opelaueas, and thei
@ work ON these edificeb Is a guarantee to th
!. people of Madison that they viii have cour
i,onse they will be proud Oh. In this connes